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Catfishing in the sapphic fiction community

Catfishing in the sapphic fiction community

How AC Adams aka Adam Gaffen deceived readers and fellow writers.

For a while now, I had intended to write a blog post about how important it is to respect your readers and your community, with the first and most important point being to not lie and pretend you’re someone you’re not.

It turns out I now need to write an entire blog post just about that topic, because an author within our community has lied and deceived readers, fellow authors, and the rest of the community in a way that is inexcusable.

Let me start at the beginning to give you a better idea of what happened and why I’m posting about it.

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Sapphic book with an immigrant or expat character (Book Unicorn #6)

This month’s Book Unicorn category of the Sapphic Book Bingo features sapphic books with a main character who’s either an immigrant or an expat. 

Both expats and immigrants are people who left their native country and now live elsewhere. The difference between an immigrant and an expat is that immigrants move from the country of their birth to another country to live there permanently, while expats (expatriates) have relocated abroad only temporarily.

But sometimes, the situation changes, so someone can start out as an expat and then stay permanently, as it happened in my novel Shaken to the Core.

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Sapphic book with a pride scene

Sapphic book with a Pride scene

June is Pride Month–a month to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community–so for this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo, read a sapphic book in which the main character attends a Pride parade or another Pride event.

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Best places to find sapphic books

10 best places to find sapphic books

I often see the same dozen or so books from big mainstream publishing houses being promoted for Pride Month, while books from small queer presses and indie authors are largely ignored. That’s why I’m sharing the top 10 best places to find sapphic books to read for Pride Month, each published by a small queer press or an indie author.

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Sapphic enemies-to-lovers romances (Sapphic Book Bingo 2023 #11)

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category features sapphic enemies-to-lovers romances, one of the most popular romance tropes! 

In an enemies-to-lovers romance, the two main characters start out hating or at least strongly disliking each other at the beginning of the book, but then end up falling in love. Their initial dislike could be due to a family feud, professional rivalry, or just clashing personalities. Whatever the cause, it’s always fun to watch sparks fly and accompany them on the journey from hate to love. 

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Sapphic books with an unusual first date (Book Unicorn #5)

This week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category features sapphic books in which the main character goes on an unusual first date. 

What makes it an unusual first date is totally up to you. It could be an unusual date activity, the setting could be unusual, or something unexpected could happen. So there’s a lot of room for interpretation, but you’ll find some suggestions below. 

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